Collapsible tent.



J. B. BEMIS. COLLAPSIBLE TENT,

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1908.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

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JOHN BENTLEY BEMIS, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

COLLAPSIBLE TENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 31915.

Application filed July 25, 1988. Serial No. 445,421.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J om BENTLEY Burns, acitizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county ofRamsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Collapsible Tents, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in portable tents its object beingparticularly to provide an improved sectional metal framework for a tentwhich in additiomto being easily assembled and convenient fortransportation contains as a part of its construction convenientlyfoldable bedsteads, sinks, etc., designed for camp use, and which isalso so constructed as to conveniently regulate the circulation of air.

To this end my invention consists in the features of construction andcombination hereinafter particularly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figurel is a perspective view of my improved tent frame with the tent coveringremoved; Fig. 2 is a similar view with the tent covering in position;Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one section of the tent frame includingthe door and folding shelves; Fig. 4 is a section on line m-m of Fig. 3;Fig. 5 is a section on line g 1 of F ig. 3; Fig. 6 is a perspective viewof one end wall section; Fig. 7 is an end view partly broken away of oneof the end frame sections and connected supporting means for edge of thecovering; Fig. 8 is a similar view with the tent and supports folded;Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the side sections of the tentframework containing a collapsible bedstead; Fig. 10 is an end view ofthe same; Fig. 11 is a perspective view of one of the end sections ofthe framework containing a folding sink; Fig. 12 is a perspective viewof the ridge pole, and Fig. 13 is a view illustrating the method ofsecuring the outer edge of the tent covering.

As shown in the drawings the supporting framework for the tent is madeof sections A each section being preferably of angle iron and formedwith bolt openings 2 through which bolts mav be passed to detachablyconnect the ends of the adjacent sections together.

B represents a ridge pole supported at one end by means of a rod 3extending through the top cross bar in the central front frame section Aand resting on the cross bar 4 above the door, the upper end of the rodextending through an opening in the adjacent end of the ridge pole. Theend of the ridge pole is further. supported and braced by an arm 5. Theopposite end of the ridge pole is adapted to be bolted to the upper endof an upright 6 and to be further supported by a brace arm 7 connectingthe ridge pole with the upright 6. The lower end of the upright 6 isadapted to be bolted between the rear frame sections A as indicated inFig. 11. The ridge pole is preferably made of two members to bring itwithin convenient transporting lengths.

represents a tent adapted to be arranged over the tent frame asindicated in Fig. 2. In order to support the outer edges of the sidewalls of the tent I provide a series of arms, each arm being composed ofmembers 9 and 10 having hinge connection 11. The members 10 have pivotalconnection 12 with the lower edges of the side sections of the frameworkand the upper ends of the members 9 are formed with hooks 13 to receivea bar 14: secured in the free edge of the adjacent tent wall. In orderto break the arms and allow the tent wall to be turned against the sideof the tent as shown in Fig. 8 I provide cables 15 secured to theprojecting ends of the members 10 of the arms. one cable for the set ofarms carried by each frame section and extend the end of the cable overthe top of the section into the tent as indicated in Figs. 7, 8 and 9,wherebv the occupant of the tent by pulling upon the cable may draw thelower arm members 10 against the side of the tent allowing the outermembers 9 and the tent wall to drop by gravity into the position shownin Fig. 8 inclosing the side of the tent.

16 represents a strip connecting each side wall of the tent with theupper edge of the adjacent side sections of the tent supporting frame.The strip 16 closes the space between the supporting framework and theside wall of the tent as shown in Fig. 7 preventing insects passingunderneath the side wall of the tent into the interior.

The side sections of the tent supporting frame are covered by mosquitonetting so as to make the tent mosquito proof.

D represents bed steads having hinge I preferably provide support 18between the uprights 19 of the side sections of the supporting frame thebedsteads D being provided at their outer ends with hinged legs 20. Thusin trans porting, the bed frame will be folded upon the pivots 18between the uprights 19, and the legs 20 turned parallel to the ends ofthe bed frame. I similarly support be tween the side bars of othersections of the frame suitable sinks E and shelves F. It will thus beapparent that the bed frame, shelves or sink as the case may be areentirely foldable within the side bars of the tent frame sections so asto make a fiat easily transportable section. In order to furtherfacilitate shipment I compose the tent frame of sections ofsubstantially equal length, the ridge pole being divided according tothe length of the frame sections.

In shipping the tent the tent covers are removed and the supportingframe sections disconnected, with the shelves and bed frames folded upwithin the sections, allowing the entire framework to be easily cratedand shipped. In setting the tent up it is only necessary to arrange theframe sections as shown in Figs. 1 and 12. The tent.

can then be placed over the frame and the arms 9-10 secured to the tentwalls as shown.

The folding character of the bed frames and sinks, etc., in addition tofacilitating shipment, allows said frames to be folded entirely out ofthe way when not in use, making the tent commodious and convenient.

The means for supporting the edges of the tent wall is a particularlyimportant feature of my construction allowing as it does the occupantsof the beds to pull upon Copies 0! this patent may be obtained for fivecents each, by addressing the the cables and close the walls, to anyextent, when desired to prevent drafts, etc.

I claim as my invention:

1. A skeleton tent frame comprising a panel supporting frame, a screencovering for the side panels, a ridge pole supported above the endpanels, a tent covering for said skeleton frame having a loose flapprojecting beyond the edges of the side panels, and a collapsibleconnection between the outer edge of the loose flap and the lower edgesof the side panels.

2. A skeleton tent frame comprising a supporting framework, a screencovering for the framework sides, a ridge pole supported above theframework ends, a tent covering for said skeleton frame having a looseflap projecting beyond the edges of the framework sides, and a pluralityof foldable arms connecting the outer edge of said tent flap with thelower edge of the framework sides, whereby said arms may be extended tohold said flap in raised position.

3. A skeleton tent frame of the class de scribed comprising a supportingframe and tent wall supporting means consisting of a plurality ofoutwardly extending foldable arms supported on the lower portions ofsaid supporting frame work and flexible strips connecting the upperedges of the side supporting frame work with the adjacent portion of thetent wall.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN BENTLEY BEMIS.

WVitnesses:

H. S. JOHNSON, ARTHUR P. Lo'rrmor.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

